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Former President Donald Trump's United States of America

AlbertC said:
Trump went from freedom fighter to authoritarian in about a week

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN
Updated 12:14 AM ET, Tue June 2, 2020

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Trump went from freedom fighter to authoritarian in about a week

The moment was made for TV. With a protest just beyond the White House complex, President Donald Trump made a last-minute decision to give a brief address asserting his authority to impose order on US streets -- then departed the White House and walked across a zone freshly cleared by mounted...
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Trump's made-for-TV strongman act threatens American traditions

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Updated 6:07 AM ET, Tue June 2, 2020

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Trump responds to protests with a strongman act

President Donald Trump's made-for-TV embrace of authoritarianism's imagery and tools at a brittle national moment risks unleashing toxic political forces that threaten America's democratic traditions.
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Trump and his sycophants appear to be executing a backup plan in the case that Trump couldn’t be re-elected. I get Trump being out of touch with reality but Bill Barr and many in the GOP establishment wouldnt have been so blatantly corrupt if they didn’t have a game plan to stay in power and avoid consequences.

While it appears that Trump seems to be losing the traditional segment of the US military leadership, in the same way that he removed law abiding traditionalists from the DoJ and remodelled the Justice Department into his own personal protection racket placing him above the law and persecuting his enemies, what’s to say that the military hasn’t already been compromised? Worse still, it looks like he’s already assembled his own personal army outside of the military in a US Bureau of Prisons force, a private army.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1268286448018522117

I truly think we’re witnessing a meticulously planned and executed rogue takeover of the country, devolving into authoritarianism. I’d like to think that the US military would honour the constitution and reject orders to fight American citizens but this seems too well planned to not have considered that.
 
Civil rights groups sue Trump over assault on peaceful protesters near White House

Protesters were forcefully removed from a park near the White House before Trump walked to a nearby church to take a photo

Fri 5 Jun 2020

The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups are suing Donald Trump, William Barr and other federal officials over the assault on peaceful protesters near the White House on Monday, to allow the president to hold a photo op at a historic church.

According to a release from the ACLU of the District of Columbia, the lawsuit filed on behalf of Black Lives Matter DC and individual protesters accuses Trump and the other officials are accused of “violating their constitutional rights and engaging in an unlawful conspiracy to violate those rights”.

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Civil rights groups sue Trump over assault on peaceful protesters near White House

Protesters were forcefully removed from a park near the White House before Trump walked to a nearby church to take a photo
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*** Excuse the following Rant ***

The number of instances of police violence, in the U.S., {and yes, Canada too); over the last several years has been disturbing.

Doubtless, it occurred before then; but the videos we've all seen, time and again:

a man severely beaten by more than a dozen officers for drunk driving
a man being shot while running away, from a traffic stop.....
a young child being shot for playing with a toy gun, in a park
a New York City resident choked to death, essentially for selling cigarettes illegally
A Minneapolis resident, unarmed, surrounded by 4 officers, choked to death, allegedly, over trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill.

The above being a but a ridiculously small sample.

There was no basis on which to excuse the foregoing; though one might have engaged in the small comfort that these things, while all too regular, weren't literally daily.

That while there was too much tolerance of 'bad apples' in the police; it was a tiny minority of officers who were 'that bad'.

But the flood police of violence on display in the last week has been well and truly breathtaking.

Officers walking right up to people, clearly unarmed, with their hands in the air and pepper-spraying them.
Batons unleashed on peaceful protesters
Medical tents at protests trashed by police
Police vehicles either hitting or threatening to run over protesters
An elderly man pushed to the ground hard enough to knock him out and draw blood
A woman deprived of her insulin.

Once more but a small selection of what has happened.

While what I have described is indeed the United States; we cannot overlook police violence that has occurred here.

Too many people, of all colours/backgrounds, but clearly, a disproportionate number of Black and First Nations Canadians have died or been seriously injured by police.

We really must come together as a society and fix this.

There is no one magic solution; but we need to adopt any number of changes, and we need to do so with some haste.

There is something terribly wrong in policing culture in North America; its likely much worse, south of the border, as statistics suggest; but that's hardly solace to those whose loved ones have been seriously hurt or killed in our own country.

There are broader discussions to be had on racism, and on poverty/income inequality.

I'm not sure those can or should wait all that long either.

But we must address this issue forthwith.

*** end rant***
 
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Former White House chief of Staff John Kelly: 'I agree' with Jim Mattis on Trump

Fri June 5, 2020

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Friday he agrees with former Secretary of Defense Gen. Jim Mattis' stark warning this week that President Donald Trump is "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people" as nationwide protests have intensified over the death of George Floyd.

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On Friday, Kelly said he would have cautioned Trump against the idea of using law enforcement to clear Lafayette Square ahead of the photo-op.
"I would've argued against it, recommended against it," Kelly said. "I would argue that the end result of that was predictable."

Kelly, who has in the past voiced criticisms of the Trump administration since leaving his post, told Scaramucci that it is important to focus on the character of officials when the public makes the decision on who to elect.

"I think we need to look harder at who we elect," Kelly said on Friday. "I think we should look at people that are running for office and put them through the filter: What is their character like? What are their ethics?"

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Former White House chief of Staff John Kelly: 'I agree' with Jim Mattis on Trump

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Friday he agrees with former Secretary of Defense Gen. Jim Mattis' stark warning this week that President Donald Trump is "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people" as nationwide protests have intensified...
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Retired general: I'm glad I don't have to advise Trump

Retired four-star Gen. Richard Myers said during an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett that he's "glad" he doesn't have to advise President Donald Trump as the President threatens to use the military if violent protests continue.

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Gen. Richard Myers: I'm glad I don't have to advise Trump - CNN Video

Retired four-star Gen. Richard Myers said Thursday evening that he's "glad" he doesn't have to advise President Donald Trump as the President threatens to use the military if violent protests continue.
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There are still supporters of Donald Trump in the States (and likely in Canada, as well).

VIDEO: Group posting signs for George Floyd in Bethesda say they were assaulted by cyclist


https://twitter.com/x/status/1268640734254714883

From link.

The Maryland-National Capital Park Police are searching for a man wanted in an alleged assault that happened on the Capital Crescent Trail in Montgomery County on June 1.

The trail runs along MacArthur Boulevard in NW D.C. and into Montgomery County.

The man has reportedly been identified after a video of the assault went viral on social media, but he has not been charged or talked to by law enforcement.

ABC7 is in touch with the group of people who posted the video (watch above). They say they were putting up flyers (scroll down to see a photo of the flyer) promoting justice for George Floyd near Dalecarlia Tunnel in Bethesda at the time.
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Get a load of this:

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Only 1/2 right............they need to resign their employment all together; and if they won't, they need to shoved out the door!
 
Somehow, I don't think Donald Trump, or his supporters, would imitate Justin Trudeau...

Trudeau takes a knee at anti-racism demonstration

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knelt on the ground as part of a crowd gathered on Parliament Hill Friday afternoon, in solidarity with anti-racism demonstrators protesting police killings of Black people.

The demonstration is one of multiple events in Canada, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutality in numerous American cities.

Trudeau had declined to say earlier Friday whether he would attend, but arrived on Parliament Hill in mid-afternoon with security guards, wearing a Black cloth mask.
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Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders and other uniformed officers met a group of protesters, then Saunders removed his hat, and took a knee at a downtown intersection near police headquarters.

"We see you and we are listening," Saunders, who is Black, tweeted after the meeting. "We have to all stay in this together to make change."

Ontario Premier Doug Ford praised Saunders' action, calling it "true leadership."

Several businesses on downtown Yonge Street and area boarded up their windows in anticipation of Friday's protest and others planned for the city over the weekend. The landmark Eaton Centre closed until Monday as a precaution.

"Even though Toronto boarded up everything -- they must have thought that we were going to be on some crazy hooligan stuff that they only show on the news -- but we actually came out here for positivity to get our message out," said one participant, Blake Gabriel.

Another protester, Junae Watson, said she wanted to show Black people are equal to other races.

"People have this conception that Canada doesn't have a lot of racism, which isn't true," Watson said.

Earlier Friday, Trudeau called videos and reports from across the country in recent weeks "disturbing." Those include an encounter between an Indigenous man and the RCMP in Nunavut.

While each case needed to be investigated, Trudeau said the larger issue of systemic racism in policing was long-standing and needed addressing.

"Far too many Canadians feel fear and anxiety at the sight of law enforcement officers," Trudeau said. "Over the past weeks, we've seen a large number of Canadians suddenly awaken to the fact that the discrimination that is a lived reality for far too many of our fellow citizens is something that needs to end."

Change, he said, needed tostart immediately but would not happen overnight.

In Ottawa, demonstrators planned to march from Parliament Hill through Ottawa's streets in an event organized by No Peace Until Justice, formed by a young Black woman. The goal was to bring together Black activists and organizations and allies to stand in solidarity against police brutality and societal racism.

Organizers asked police to stay away and said they had not invited Mayor Jim Watson, who had said he would attend. The group also said it opposed all live-streaming and video or photos to protect the identity and safety of those attending.

For their part, Ottawa police said public safety was a shared responsibility.

"You have a right to be heard," the police service said on Thursday. "We will support that right by ensuring your safety."

Hundreds also gathered at city hall in Barrie, Ont., to call for justice for Black people.

In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said about strong job numbers: "Hopefully George (Floyd) is looking down right now and saying, 'This is a great thing that's happening for our country. It's a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody."
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Get a load of this:

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Only 1/2 right............they need to resign their employment all together; and if they won't, they need to shoved out the door!
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Ok then. Here's an idea:
1) Terminate permanently the employment of these 57 officers
2) Any remaining maniacs with no moral conscience can "resign in solidarity" with 1). Show them the door too. Repeat if necessary.
3) With fewer overpaid cops, redirect taxpayer dollars toward programs to support marginalized communities.
4) The end result: crime rate goes down, and police budget is cut in half. Voila! :cool:
 
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